Watching Shawn Michaels WWF Fab Four Interview

[@NoStupidComments2025]

19:22 Broo your edit when JR asked Shawn on his thoughts about Bret Hart had me 💀🤣🤣

[@rylanrobinson8487]

🫶🏻🔥

[@rylanrobinson8487]

HBK 🔥

[@williamchappell9858]

I saw Shawn in person when I was living in Montgomery Alabama way back in 1989 at the Garrett Coliseum when he was still a part of the Rockers so that was my Shawn Michaels experience

[@TheSuckoShow]

I always said Shawn and Bret's magic came from utter hatred on a personal level, and the highest respect on a professional level.

[@raymondrjstanford]

As someone from San Antonio, it’s really cool hearing Shawn talk about the neighborhoods on tape.

[@Trappy-C]

I hope you are not a woman cause they are huge

[@Aldo.S.J.McLaren]

His Full Documentary is more truthful than this full Scripted B. S.

[@SpiritSoaring13]

He said Blanco Rd. and it was immediate gps 😂

[@raymondrjstanford]

@@SpiritSoaring13 ?? I live down the road from there.

[@SpiritSoaring13]

Yeah, check @ 2:40

[@jamiewalsh9184]

Shawns laugh is so crazy lol great video

[@emanuelperez3595]

Im so used to see JR with his post palsy face. That when i saw him there young and normal. Man it took me off. For some reason altho as a kid a saw a bit of old footage. I just dont have memory of him young. Im happy we still have him. He made.our childhood and adulthoods pretty much man. Him and king were the best ever i cannot think of a duo that comes even close

[@ninowaves4061]

Heenan & monsoon

[@Joeelkins.]

His laugh is something else 😅

[@patshowiedoit5340]

3:07-3:29 Very impressive athletic wise. And climbing rope is harder than it looks for sure. This is pretty cool, I've never seen this. Always awesome to see WWF footage that's kind of lowkey from back in the day!

[@Zanegreen2023]

Shawn was the guy at this point and he knew it

[@DimJongUn]

A few years before this I was 11 and went to school with a Shawn Michaels zebra striped hat and a Shawn Michaels shirt with his giant face all over it. This was pre attitude era, I was the only one in my school who liked wrestling... needless to say I was clowned on so damn hard. I gloated when DX was huge a few years later but I couldn't live down that damn zebra hat 😂😬😩😭

[@reeseangle9621]

Something similar happened to me I was about 8

[@alleahsasseville]

Love that JR was interviewing him!! I remember watching the barber shop heel turn live...I couldn't believe The Rockers had broken up.

[@thisisnotachannel]

Made me sad and angry. I was still relatively young...

[@AMFL3116]

I can't believe Marty Jannety, tried to escape through the window!

[@alleahsasseville]

@@AMFL3116 😅

[@Cloud121D]

​@@AMFL3116 It's true. Go back and watch the footage over and over again. It's blatantly obvious Marty dove through the window to escape. Anyone who disputes otherwise is flat out wrong.

[@LEGENDERYSTATIC]

Went Pro in 2 months!! Literally born for this

[@michaelaburns734]

This was legit why I really appreciate Shawn Michaels as a Pro Wrestler who rose through the ranks from Tag Team Wrestler to IC Champion and The WWF Champion. To the status of Mr Wrestlemania and had bangers with The Undertaker 2 Wrestlemanias (XXV) and (XXVI) to cap off his career. Wrestlemania X Ladder IC match with Scott Hall. The Hall of Fame at Wrestlemania XXVII. 2 time Royal Rumble (1995-96) winner back to back is a feat as well. Also founder of D-Generation-X.

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Stop writting so much on a comment DUDE!!

[@barrymichaels2663]

He was great👌

[@mcgritty8842]

Montreal Screw Job made me respect him sooooo much

[@barrymichaels2663]

@mcgritty8842 The Iron Man match between him and hitman was excellent.

[@solidsalami2327]

I always had respect for HBK the performer however the person behind it not so much

[@billdenny9599]

Shawn's Barber Shop heel turn is actually the 1st heel turn I remember. I was 10 years old and a huge Rockers fan. KAYFABE was very real for me at the time. I thought Shawn scared Marty for life and Jake killed Randy with a Cobra.......😂 lol those were the days.

[@Urineil]

Bro...I saw the rockers vs quebecers when I was 8. Live in Huntsville alabama....my favorite tag team ever...to this day...then Shawn killed marty...and killed my little fragile soul hahahha

[@randomnerd3402]

Funnily enough, Jake shared a backstage story where Randy kept on asking to let his snake bite him, because Randy wanted to know what it felt like. Jake was like "Sure, but don't get mad at me if it hurts a lot" and the snake eventually bit Randy, and predictably Randy started cursing like, "Ouch sonofabitch! Godamnit!" It's really funny considering how reserved Jake was and how bombastic Randy was, just imagining a conversation between the two is funny.

[@mwk_powerlifting]

When youre 10 kayfabe is very much alive x3

[@barrymichaels2663]

I remember seeing that as a kid, him smashing Marty Jannetty through the barbershop window 😮

[@billdenny9599]

Oh and the next year Papa Shango killed The Ultimate Warrior with VooDoo I think. 🤣

[@CalvinTennessee]

I never noticed how socially awkward Shawn Michaels was until my adult life.

[@garryclarke1922]

I remember watching this on Sky Sports here in the UK and it was the first time I’d seen the Ladder Matches v Razor, was absolutely brilliant to watch for the first time.

[@ryanthankyou6956]

HBK is awesome thank you thank you thank you

[@wind_scar_6711]

Hbk: "... if I blow my own horn " Wrestling bios: "toot toot MF" 😂😂😂

[@michaelvanderworken4987]

Razor won the title by winning a battle royal then beating Rick Martel the following week for the title. Sorry had too lol But Being in the states and a wrestling fan for 32 years I've never seen these videos! I think it would be really cool if we got to see some more UK exclusive home video releases, As a Day 1er this is best wrestling page on KZbin and it's not even close so thank you

[@doriangreen3231]

'95-'96 Shawn was peak HBK.

[@Jcrash71]

1994-1998 was peak shawn

[@johnhenkelman5926]

96 was peak peak michaels

[@LuisHGarcia]

2:09 Amazing seeing El Dandy years before Bret Hart would question us about doubting him.

[@carter3369]

El Dandy > Roman Reigns

[@schizzo8959]

@@carter3369 That's a given.

[@romibodoni]

I think it's remarkable how relatively open Shawn was considering it was before Vince's promo about "...we, the WWF, think that you, the audience, are l, quite frankly, tired of having your intelligence insulted..."

[@My19812011]

Shawn and Scott Hall were the main two pushing behind the scenes for the company to move in the direction that later become ‘The Attitude Era’ spearheaded by Steve Austin. They saw that the whole cartoony product wasn’t working as seen by the movement in ECW, Shawn and Scott pushed Vince to push an edgier style that was filled with more realism.

[@mkdisciple]

Agree. Shawn going over Bulldog for the European Title was the right call.

[@six6thdisciple]

NBS

[@southbeachtalent]

100 percent. The intrigue and heat it brought wasn't about Shawn going over again blah blah blah. It made the WWF as a whole more interesting because the predictable outcome got shat on and we knew we were in store for a new era. There's about 25-30 other matches in 97 where I think they got the outcome wrong but this to me is not one of them

[@RichardBruderek-mp5cl]

I loved Shawn's European title reign. He made that belt look good.

[@BasiliusFuturrr]

Yes. But how they did it, was still wrong. On a emotional level, with Bulldogs dying sister and Diana involved, one of the most hard to watch matches i can remember.

[@mkdisciple]

@@BasiliusFuturrr It’s not like he beat him clean. There was all the cheating in the world.

[@eyeguydojima7131]

I think i remember hearing that Shawn was going to dial it back a bit when it came to attacking Bret(remember, that fight had just happened). And then after he heard Bret's interview he got heated and it was back to square one. Make of that what you will. Still like them both.

[@ryankeefe2102]

I swear somewhere someplace there was a breakdown in communication between those two from what I understand they had a gentlemens agreement to work shoot everything then it got really real really fast

[@eyeguydojima7131]

@@ryankeefe2102 "That escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast". It's an oldie but it's very applicable.

[@RichardBruderek-mp5cl]

Gotta admit. Shawn Michaels was a great wrestler. Wish Bret didn't whine so much.

[@adamrenfrow]

​@@RichardBruderek-mp5clBret > Shawn

[@plotjuice2975]

I love how you mention about how tough the rope climbing looks ( I'm sure it is) but not a word about the upside-down push ups 10 seconds before 😅😅

[@liamfitzgerald7217]

Fr though. That looks really impressive to do but also very difficult.

[@jeffanderson3945]

Surprised by the way he respected Davey and a hot take his match with Tito made him a superstar in singles action and his razor match made him a main eventer in waiting

[@RudeBoyKyle94]

When I started watching in the year 2000 Shawn was retired but I had a lot of wrestling tapes with him on them and it always felt like ancient history and that he was much older than he really was. Segments of this interview were spliced into Best of Mania 1-14 but I’m glad to see the full context of these interviews as I never seen them until now. WrestlingBios, you’re doing an incredible job on these and every one of your projects that you seamlessly pump out and I appreciate the hell out of you for being entertaining in your own right!

[@UndertakerNeverDies]

I agree with Shawn’s sentiment about the Intercontinental Championship and how you could argue it was the more prestigious belt in WWF especially because it was the workhorse belt. I wish you could still make that argument today. And I know you weren’t trying to make light of his Royal Rumble win just that if the time between entries was the normal time it usually is it would be an even more amazing feat to be number one and win overall. But still lots of credit when you’re the Ironman of the Royal Rumble and last the longest in the match. Your conditioning and cardio has to be at its peak dealing with that.

[@coryshannon3815]

With the fans getting warn out with the "white meat babyface" around the time of Survivor Series 1996, it does explain why down the road, Austin would become the biggest face of the company. He wasn't being the "good guy stopping evil", but more "I do whatever I want to do. If you back me, I'll accept your support. If you don't, piss off. But either way, I'm going to beat your ass", and it definitely resonated with the late 90s fan.

[@carljohnson5301]

As an HBK fan, I HATED the storylines he was in during 1996. They attached Jose to his hip for the better part of that championship run and didn’t let Shawn have any edge to him. They essentially cucked him like they did Diesel

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Dude was even a showstopper at gum chewing

[@reeseangle9621]

My all time favorite wrestler

[@jayfasey9711]

That's the version of Michael's that I enjoy the most, so f'n entertaining.

[@GermanWehrmacht]

I agree at 16:38 That's actually one of the matches I enjoy watching between those two and just the chemistry the two had together is just fantastic. I remember watching this on PPV and I go back to it when I need a palate cleanser

[@Dr_1212]

Cool Old School Wrestling Reviews Thanks WB 👍

[@thisisnotachannel]

I was quite upset back when Shawn turned heel... especially considering the way he did it. One of the best heel turns of all time, indeed!

[@hunterjg777]

Yeah I was bummed by it too. As well s the brief NWO stint.

[@RetroJR3379]

Shawn heel turn became Where Were You when it happened moment

[@reoreborn]

Never seen these innfull before (only very short clips) and im totally loving it! Ty for the uploads!!

[@MikeD974]

Yes finally someone else agrees that HBK beating Bulldog for the euro title was the right call I always thought it was great heat for DX at the time that they needed

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

Right the heat he got elevated the belt him and dx

[@Jacktrack7]

lol that HBK goofy laugh from time to time...

[@Oj_0103]

Gotta love how self aware HBK is in this interview The 🐐

[@z216ghost]

Amazing timing, literally just sat down with lunch and opened up KZbin Well I'm dead now from Shawn saying Bret is his favorite person in the WWF

[@catchcan221]

I often wonder what the WWF would have looked like in 1998 and 1999 if Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were still around. The storylines, the feuds, would Rock and Foley still move up to Maine eventers? I am aware that Hbk was around for the start of 1998 but he only wrestled 2 matches the whole year.

[@benespinosa6725]

Another awesome video this is very interesting i didn't even know about these interviews this channel is so much fun to watch.

[@Theotherside554]

Bro you are a Plato of professional wrestling a. Thank you for cataloguing everything about professional wrestling. You are doing a good noble work. Keep going...you rock

[@RetroJR3379]

I loved the Fab 4 series and fact that this was only aired in the UK became hidden gem for US you would think theyll show it on Superstars since Superstars was pretty much a recap show

[@gezeo750]

15:28 Shawn had Horseman Business on his mind. My man! I don't know I guess cause I just love Shawn especially in this era I just can't get enough and love this interview.

[@davidporter7051]

During the start we see Michaels loved wrestling and was happy and humble. If he stayed this way he would be much more respected than today

[@Rob_Thorsman]

He became more happy and humble when came back in 2002.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Me and my childhood friend would trade off buying PPVs be it NWA/WCW or WWF since Mania 3 (well our parents would ) and who ever bought the PPV got the tape . And man we got into it over this Mania 10 ladder match !!! IDK why because we lived next door and always swapped tapes ! But it was such a great match at the time we both wanted to own it LOL !!!

[@BasiliusFuturrr]

I think Shawn vs Bulldog from King of the Ring 96 is massively underrated.

[@dmomintz]

HBK is the greatest heel of all time.

[@InsomniacRocker]

He may have a personality (both shoot and working) that rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but HBK will always be the GOAT in my book. It was a pleasure to watch him go from rockers to IC champ to the showstopper to mr wrestlemania.

[@taydafranklin7800]

Probably the only wrestling fan in the world that has never been a Shawn Michaels fan but when Wrestling Bios uploads nothing else matters baybay

[@TranceMasterJack]

I can't stand his ass. Still watching tho.

[@taydafranklin7800]

@@wnp67 absolutely right Wrestling Bios is the goat!!!

[@TheRoberino2001]

I said "toot toot motherfucka" at exactly the same moment you did LMAO! No word of a lie, bang on brother, gotta love ya haha.

[@mackiemae2002]

Somehow I came across this at 2 in the morning the other day and watched your other video on Bret's interview. Awesome to see these! Also can't help but laugh at your funny comments, love your videos!

[@BradleyMayhem0729]

Man it just keeps getting better!! Thank you 🙏👊✌️

[@glennmatthews6769]

Shawn and Marty Jennety have that same little laugh when telling stories, but Marty’s is a little more emphasized than shawns.. I swear I saw shades of Marty jennety in Shawn during this interview though I had to mention it... Lol

[@stevenkilboy1319]

I absolutely loved this man, I hope you can keep on doing other videos like this analytical look at older interviews

[@runeplate123]

Bret and Michaels was better then Austin and Rock! There was REAL HEAT…. And the matches and backstage antics were awesome when I was 8yrs old watching!!!

[@AgentJTV]

I remember growing up, I had the "Best of Wrestlemania 1-14" VHS tape and they used a lot of these interviews. So cool to see where they came from!

[@bevholdren9360]

One of the greatest heel turns? No. The GREATEST heel turn . My favorite part? Bobby Heenan saying Janetti tried to jump through the window to escape! Classic.

[@vijenderthakur6207]

He's an Animal...An animal😂

[@johnwright-b2l]

This taped interview was one of Shawn's better ones during the attitude era.

[@steveraiche2901]

Not attitude era yet. Shawn was commissioner during attitude era

[@johnwright-b2l]

@@steveraiche2901 pre attitude era.

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

​@@steveraiche2901 I did like Hbk as the commissioner during the attitude era

[@johngusmano387]

I love that you use the old WWF War Zone music. Brings back good memories of N64 & PS1. HBK is and always will be the pro wrestling GOAT. No contest.

[@smathews731]

Shawn had a lot of respect for Davey

[@Drummer8282]

But Demands that Davey drops the Euro strap to him after dedicating the match to Davey’s dying sister. Oh yea. Lots of respect 🙄

[@spiderboiplays5049]

I'm amazed how much audio has been allowed here. Great stuff as always

[@aljackson875]

You the best bro I never looked into 97’ interviews like that

[@SoldierChrisPS]

Another video from Wrestling Bios means its a good day 😌

[@matttrent946]

"lots of people don't like me" wow shawn, what makes you say that?

[@williamchappell9858]

Yes the ladder match at Wrestlemania 10 was so great and intriguing I loved all that s**t! Classic so classic!

[@futuregootecks]

That was awesome, looking forward to hearing Bret’s!

[@alexharvey4345]

Surprise Bios, love it.

[@louisvelez40]

I kept laughing on the edit part when JR asked him on his feelings on Bret 😂. I noticed how the interviews go between staying in character and kayfabe in a sense.

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

I think Davey was probably in the best shape of his life when he went the distance in that royal Rumble.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

First super kick was ok (saw the thigh slap) second one on el Dandy (good shot too cover that thigh slap)

[@zoecastaneda431]

I just wanna say that I love your bios in the first moment I saw the first raw vs nitro.

[@G.MONEY.]

Rope climbing isn't hard. BUT, the way Shawn was doing it with only his arms...extremely difficult. Probably 10/10 difficulty level if you're not a lightweight (200lbs

[@TommyMac.]

Best channel on KZbin 👌

[@z216ghost]

The best there was, best there is, best there ever will be

[@radrickdavis]

The aftermath with Jose became a super mess, let's not forget. There was a lot of drama at Shawn's wrestling academy apparently, as I heard first hand from one student. Apparently Jose was teaching back body drops one day, and Shawn had a fit because most of them barely knew how to take a bump.

[@Devin_10k]

Interesting watch!! (: Thanks for the video!

[@vivianmangal3336]

HBK 1997 is The GOAT.

[@dman50amm]

Thanks For Sharing

[@neilsmith9066]

Seems like Yesterday I was 8 watching The Rockers!!! Wow time flies 😢

[@karlsonationv2]

Shawn is the GOAT, end of story

[@defaltpearce3187]

HBK is based

[@jeyfromnowhere]

These were chopped up and used in various promo packages, particularly the SummerSlam and Survivor Series flashback specials that aired on USA in '97.

[@jameglittlejohn8585]

Yup!! I remember this being for the SS ‘97 match between HBK and Bret.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

I noticed the Ironman footage here

[@beechy006]

Might be my clouded memory but i’m sure I remember different parts to this interview finding there way into other WWF releases, the Silvervision best of Wrestlemania and Survivor Series plus some others, the Brett interview too I think?

[@CaitoJunior-mb2rt]

HBK💪💯

[@4cuttime]

💯🔥🔥

[@nicktaylor2657]

No questions about him and Sherri? I would of like to know what their relationship was like 😮

[@johnkosh6231]

imagine a best of 7 with bret and shawn in 97 like the booker/Benoit angle. would been legendary

[@ROCKNINJA777]

that's too many

[@ady8084]

HBK was great entertainment especially in 97. Easily my favourite wrestler and for me the GOAT period.

[@MR.__G]

As a hbk fan this version of him is extremely polarizing. On one side of the coin the guy could steal the show with ease, was ahead of his time & influence so many future stars.. on the other side he was just a menace to deal & knew he could get away with his shenanigans. One of my biggest wrestling “what if” is hbk not getting hurt & having a positive clean run during the attitude era.

[@reeseangle9621]

The CM Punk before Punk

[@shehd1983]

Punk can't compare in anyway to HBK, not in his league

[@sharmat1611]

Man the last time I was this early my wife made a tinder profile

[@leonel5694]

Lol man why did I need to read this 5 times to get it

[@michaelreich4827]

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[@Jerrid_86]

😂

[@jimbo_1312]

​@@kokotheclown2588I've done the research... it's not worth it

[@wesleyroach6838]

😂😂

[@gumdeo]

Shawn was such a natural troll.

[@CanerCano-sz5dc]

When Shawn Michael says Bret Hart is his favourite Person in the WWF ... he really means it, it was NOT a joke !!! I have watched many old, rare interviews from the same time 96 /97 ..and he always says that he likes bret hart and respects him...One fan asked him who his favourite Wrestler was ...and he said itś Bret Hart !!... Again I know it sounds crazy ...but he really liked and respected Bret Hart !! Even in his FAREWELL Speech in the ring.... he only mentioned Triple H and Bret Hart and thanked them the most ...there was NO RIC FLAIR, Kevin Nash OR Undertaker...etc. mentioned !!! Bret and Shawn had their differences in the ring ...but again I think for Shawn the most important people in his Wrestling life are Triple H and Bret Hart !!!!

[@rafaellima8996]

How anyone can like Shawn Michaels is beyond me.

[@ericdravenX00X]

These Fab 4 tapes are pretty cool. I hoping the Taker is next..

[@tomcruiiseship9461]

Gotta save the best for last ...

[@tomcruiiseship9461]

So bulldog next

[@spookerredmenace3950]

wow its interesting to see how Shawn is both angry and happy to do this and how open but angry

[@glamgal7106]

Thanks for your upload. I met Shawn Michaels many times during the 1990s. Quite honestly, I always thought that the reason for his single’s success was because he simply played an extended version of himself. Shawn was the only wrestler who had me feeling like I was walking on eggshells-if I said or did something that wasn’t to his liking, he’d get rude. I thought it was just me but years later, people told me that they had similar experiences with him. Also there’s history that Shawn put other wrestlers’ careers in jeopardy in order to better himself. Still, thanks for the upload.

[@dexenationgracey1979]

I actually kinda believe Shawn about never taking steroids. He never a physique that looked unnatural, no acne, no reddish skin, never had a really bloated body.

[@z216ghost]

And no puffy nips

[@TheDarkVampire666]

He still says he didn't take steroids and considering he's openly admitted to much much worse not just the other drugs he took but what kind of person he was and how badly he treated people I don't see why he'd lie about something so minor as that

[@edge803]

I do thunk he took them . But not a heavy cycle. Look at his physique at wrestlemania 14 1998. He looks huge.

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

You're dreaming if you think HBK didn't take steroids. Maybe not to the extent of others. But you just can't maintain that physique with the absolutely crazy workload and party lifestyle without them. Also look how fast he got jacked for Mania 14 and his face was definitely puffy in the weeks leading up to it, a common side effect.

[@ZakynthosDiamandis]

@switchbladeserenade1732 perhaps it's because there are people on the internet who have knowledge about this kind of thing? Pretty sure Nash even talked about him and Shawn giving each other shots of juice. I challenge you to work out and get as jacked as Shawn naturally, whilst maintaining the workload and travel schedule of a pro wrestler, whilst also being a hardcore coke head and pill popper that parties all night and regularly gets minimal sleep. See how far you get without the use of steroids. Lol even Maven took steroids. Don't be so naive. And don't underestimate how hard that lifestyle is and what lengths these guys go to get to their absolute peak and try to maintain it. Anyway why are you arguing in the first place if you don't care either way?

[@anthonyturner6399]

I don’t think Shawn hated Bret at much as Bret hated Shawn. I wasn’t around at the time but it feels like Shawn was just rubbing everyone wrong and Bret took it personally and Shawn just continued to troll him even more.

[@speciale517]

Bret was not innocent in any of the BS that went down.